Microstructure and fatigue properties of hydroformed aluminum alloys 6063 and 5754

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

Volumn 34 A, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2549-2557

  Luo, Alan A ^a   Kubic, Robert C ^a   Tartaglia, John M ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Climax Research Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MANGANESE; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN HARDENING; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

FATIGUE RESISTANCE; HYDROFORMED TUBULAR SECTIONS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0345411916     PISSN: 10735623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-003-0014-3     Document Type: Article

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